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Mental health & wellbeing expert 20+ years Workplace EAP expert, 2x UK EAPA chair. Int EAPA director and EAEF board. Speaker, writer, media work.

UK
Joined January 2010
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Men are four times more likely than women to die by suicide. @HealthEFarrell will discuss overcoming toxic masculinity in the prevention of suicide. He will explain how some current messages around #mentalhealth reinforce masculinity and shame in men. healthwellbeingatwork.co.uk
Suicide is preventable but often the warning signs go unnoticed, especially in the workplace where managers lack adequate training & pressures to perform overshadow the human element @HWatWork is less than a week away, here's some of our speakers tackling the challenge of suicide
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With usage up from 10.4% in October 2020 to 11.4% in the same month last year, employers were seeing a higher ROI from their EAPs. zcu.io/lein
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Here are some ways you can 'mind your mask manners' and help others feel more comfortable. Ask: Would you prefer I wore my mask? Is it OK to take my mask off? Shall we open this window/leave the door open? Shall we spread out a bit? Would you like some of my hand gel? (6/6)
Our research into demonstrating the effectiveness of #workplace #counselling features in a comment piece in People Management Magazine @PeopleMgt @eapa_uk peoplemanagement.co.uk/voice… You can read the report here: bit.ly/3brF0MV
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EAPA White Paper: the intersection of EAP and #telehealth: what employers should look for in an EAP telehealth solution zcu.io/AKED There's #anEAPforthat
New research authored by @DrZofia and @StephenBevan and commissioned by @BACP and @EAPA_UK, explores the effectiveness of workplace counselling and considers the important role that workplace counselling can have in supporting employee mental health. bit.ly/310Zqrd
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Financial stress impacts all facets of life: 69 percent of adults who say they are financially stressed spend three or more hours each week dealing with financial matters while working. zcu.io/KiBq There's #anEAPforthat
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The coronavirus put a magnifying glass on a huge problem: Americans aren’t financially prepared to handle even an average emergency, let alone a global pandemic. zcu.io/cgUl #financialwellness There's #anEAPforthat
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Prior to treatment, 85 per cent of the men reported physical violence. A large percentage had committed violence that resulted in harm to their partner. After treatment, this percentage dropped to ten per cent. zcu.io/5RXG #intimatepartnerviolence
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"Over 40% of people said their mental health has declined since the COVID-19 outbreak. In that same time period, the number of people who describe the state of their mental health as a 3 or less on a 10-point scale has doubled." zcu.io/ulv7 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Excited to be part of this sleep webinar tomorrow with @AXAPPPhealth and the experts that will be answering your questions. 💤 Join in here: register.gotowebinar.com/reg…
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Without a fixed routine during the outbreak, he says that he's endured one of the toughest stretches of his life. "It has been one of those months. Nonstop, my mood jumping up and down and all around." zcu.io/4R01 #mentalhealthweek
Thanks to @HealthEFarrell and @EAPA_UK for this insightful piece looking at how Employee Assistance Programmes are responding to and evolving as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic madworldsummit.com/news/eaps…
Our interim findings from the IES Homeworker Wellbeing survey is featured in today's @guardian. But the survey is still open and the story is far from over - if you haven't already, please spare the time to participate in our research: wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=…
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'Homeworking is less a choice than an instruction. For those who can, working at home is a public health intervention and one which can save thousands of lives' - my new blog on the #Wellbeing of homeworkers @EmploymtStudies employment-studies.co.uk/new…
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Replying to @HealthEFarrell
@HealthEFarrell: "EAP has predominantly been a face-to-face support after the initial call. However need necessitates that telephone support sessions will become the new normal during this national crisis.” personneltoday.com/hr/testin…
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Now is the time to stay at home. Our respiratory team have a clear message- stay at home to save lives #stayathome #fightback #COVID19 #jointhefightback
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